After years of feeling ignored by the previous Progressive Conservative government, the Manitoba Foster Parents Association says it felt hopeful when the NDP was elected two years ago.

But recent attempts to reach Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine have them wondering if they’ve been blocked, following a reported trend of such behaviour.

Last week, a board member was concerned when she messaged the minister about a memorial event for children who have died in the child welfare system and her email didn’t generate the usual auto-reply.

“(The board member) reached out to me and so I said, ‘OK, I’ll send it through the association email,'” association president Jamie Pfau says.

“I did that. And I sent it to other MLAs as well, received confirmation from other MLAs but not from minister of

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